Obituary Listings

Search Obituaries

Please note that we have moved our obituary listings to a new format, found at the link above. We will be phasing out the obituary listings at the bottom of this page during the summer of 2013. The obituary listings at the bottom of this page are no longer being updated.

As a service to patrons doing genealogical research, the ECPL has compiled and maintains an obituary index for Erie County, Pennsylvania, from 1822 to present.

The Library maintains a paper and an online version of the obituary index from 1822 to present.

The Information Services staff will do limited genealogical research or requests for obituaries by mail. The fee for this service is $10.00 fee for the first 1/2 hour of search time, $5.00 for each additional half hour and a $1.00 per page fee for photocopying. Information on more than one person may be included in each request. It may take 6-8 weeks for your request to be processed.

In most cases, you will be billed for the research when the information is sent to you or you will be notified as to the charge.

If you use this service, please fill out the Request Form in the link below and mail or email it to the address listed. Include as much information as possible about the person(s) for whom you are searching. The more information you can provide, the better the chance we can provide you with the information you need. Please remember to include your own mailing address in your request.

Print request form

As obits cannot be emailed, please include your regular mail address so that we may send it to you via U.S. mail.

You can contact the Library by mail at:

Information Services
Erie County Public Library
160 East Front Street
Erie, PA 16507

Email: reference@erielibrary.org
(Please include your USPS mailing address when emailing us)

Fax: 814-451-6907

If you have any other questions concerning genealogical research and resources at the Erie County Public Library, please call the Information Hub at 814-451-6927.

• Last name
• First name (nicknames and/or titles such as Dr, Jr, Sr, etc.)
• The date that the obituary appears in the newspaper.

The information for the obituary index is obtained from the listing of deaths in the daily Erie newspapers.

Click on the logo to the left to find out how to obtain BIRTH and DEATH certificates from the PA Department of Health.

If you use this online index, we would appreciate hearing your comments on it. Please send your comments to reference@erielibrary.org.

Search Obituaries

Please note that we have moved our obituary listings to a new format, found at the link above. We will be phasing out the obituary listings at the bottom of this page during the summer of 2013. The obituary listings at the bottom of this page are no longer being updated.

Obituaries for 1822 to 1907

• 1822 to 1839
• 1840 – 1849
• 1850 – 1859
• 1860 – 1869
• 1870 – 1879
  • A – L
  • M – Z
• 1880 – 1889
  • A – L
  • M – Z
• 1890 – 1899
  • A – L
  • M – Z
• 1900 – 06
  • A – L
  • M – Z

Obituaries for 1907 to 1919

• A – E
• F – J
• K – O
• P – T
• U – Z

Obituaries for 1920 to 1929

• A – E
• F – J
• K – O
• P – T
• U – Z

Obituaries for 1930 to 1939

• A – E
• F – J
• K – O
• P – T
• U – Z

Obituaries for 1940 to 1949

• A – E
• F – J
• K – O
• P – T
• U – Z

Obituaries for 1950 to 1959

• A – E
• F – J
• K – O
• P – T
• U – Z

Obituaries for 1960 to 1969

• A – E
• F – J
• K – O
• P – T
• U – Z

Obituaries for 1970 to 1979

• A – E
• F – J
• K – O
• P – T
• U – Z

Obituaries for 1980 to 1989

• A – E
• F – J
• K – O
• P – T
• U – Z

Obituaries for 1990 to 1999

• A – E
• F – J
• K – O
• P – T
• U – Z

Obituaries for 2000 to 2009

• A – E
• F – J
• K – O
• P – T
• U – Z

Obituaries for 2010

• A – E
• F – J
• K – O
• P – T
• U – Z

Obituaries for 2011

• January
• February
• March
• April